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dictator's dilemma: a standalone construct

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Comparative politics

the problem that a ruler who relies on repression cannot learn how much genuine support exists, because fear leads subjects to hide their true views.

In comparative politics, dictator's dilemma refers to the problem that a ruler who relies on repression cannot learn how much genuine support exists, because fear leads subjects to hide their true views. This meaning comes from Wintrobe (1998) in The Political Economy of Dictatorship.[1]

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  1. Wintrobe, R. (1998). The Political Economy of Dictatorship. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139174916

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